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Putin Lays Flowers Near St. Petersburg Metro Station Where Deadly Blast Occurred

© REUTERS / Igor RussakPeople gather outside Sennaya Ploshchad metro station after an explosion tore through a train carriage in the St. Petersburg metro system, in St. Petersburg, Russia April 3, 2017
People gather outside Sennaya Ploshchad metro station after an explosion tore through a train carriage in the St. Petersburg metro system, in St. Petersburg, Russia April 3, 2017 - Sputnik International
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Putin laid flowers near the Tekhnologichesky Institut station in St. Petersburg's subway, where a deadly attack took place earlier on Monday.

ST. PETERSBURG (Sputnik) — Russian President Vladimir Putin laid flowers near the Tekhnologichesky Institut station in St. Petersburg's subway, where a deadly attack took place earlier on Monday, a Sputnik correspondent reported.

​An explosion took place in St. Petersburg underground on the stretch between Sennaya Ploshchad and Tekhnologichesky Institut stations at around 3 p.m. local time (noon GMT).

Russia's National Anti-Terrorism Committee (NAK) earlier said at least 11 people were killed and 45 others were wounded in the blast.

Russia's Investigative Committee has opened a criminal investigation into a suspected terrorist attack.

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